2026 Michael Eracleous: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2278	2169	1148	1073	359	38403

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Overview

Michael Eracleous is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of galaxies and related phenomena. Their main topics of work cover:

Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena
Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology
Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies

Michael Eracleous has authored numerous papers, with recent notable publications including:

"A Catalog of 406 AGNs in MaNGA: A Connection between Radio-mode AGNs and Star Formation Quenching" (2020), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Exploring Changing-look Active Galactic Nuclei with the Sloan Digital Sky Survey V: First Year Results" (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"A Transient "Changing-look" Active Galactic Nucleus Resolved on Month Timescales from First-year Sloan Digital Sky Survey V Data" (2022), published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters
"An Excess of Active Galactic Nuclei Triggered by Galaxy Mergers in MaNGA Galaxies of Stellar Mass ∼10¹¹ M _⊙" (2024), published in The Astrophysical Journal
"Probing the Origin of Changing-look Quasar Transitions with Chandra" (2023), published in The Astrophysical Journal

The majority of their publications appear in well-known venues such as:

The Astrophysical Journal
arXiv (Cornell University)
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series
The Astrophysical Journal Letters

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

Jessie C. Runnoe
Scott F. Anderson
Paul Green
John J. Ruan
Qian Yang

Best Publications

LSST: from Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

4078
Citations
The eleventh and twelfth data releases of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: final data from SDSS-III

Shadab Alam;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;F. Anders

2123
Citations
Sloan Digital Sky Survey IV: Mapping the Milky Way, Nearby Galaxies and the Distant Universe

Michael R. Blanton;Matthew A. Bershady;Bela Abolfathi;Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti

1542
Citations
LSST: From Science Drivers to Reference Design and Anticipated Data Products

Željko Ivezić;Steven M. Kahn;J. Anthony Tyson;Bob Abel

1464
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1413
Citations
The Fourteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic data from the extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey and from the second phase of the Apache Point Observatory Galactic Evolution Experiment

Bela Abolfathi;D. S. Aguado;Gabriela Aguilar;Carlos Allende Prieto

1314
Citations
LSST Science Book, Version 2.0

Paul A. Abell;Julius Allison;Scott F. Anderson

1210
Citations
The Thirteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey MApping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida

905
Citations
The SDSS-IV extended Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: Overview and Early Data

Kyle S. Dawson;Jean-Paul Kneib;Will J. Percival;Shadab Alam

736
Citations
Discovery of the Onset of Rapid Accretion by a Dormant Massive Black Hole

D.N. Burrows;F.E. Marshall;S.T. Holland;M. Eracleous

731
Citations
The 16th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andrés Almeida;Friedrich Anders;Friedrich Anders

655
Citations
The SDSS-IV extended baryon oscillation spectroscopic survey: Overview and early data

Kyle S. Dawson;Jean Paul Kneib;Will J. Percival;Shadab Alam

601
Citations
The Sixteenth Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Surveys: First Release from the APOGEE-2 Southern Survey and Full Release of eBOSS Spectra

Romina Ahumada;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

571
Citations
Double-peaked Emission Lines in Active Galactic Nuclei

Michael Eracleous;Jules P. Halpern

560
Citations
The Discovery of the First "Changing Look" Quasar: New Insights into the Physics & Phenomenology of AGN

Stephanie M. LaMassa;Sabrina Cales;Edward C. Moran;Adam D. Myers

436
Citations
THE DISCOVERY OF THE FIRST “CHANGING LOOK” QUASAR: NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE PHYSICS AND PHENOMENOLOGY OF ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI

Stephanie M. LaMassa;Sabrina Cales;Sabrina Cales;Edward C. Moran;Adam D. Myers

412
Citations
The 13th Data Release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: First Spectroscopic Data from the SDSS-IV Survey Mapping Nearby Galaxies at Apache Point Observatory

Franco D. Albareti;Franco D. Albareti;Carlos Allende Prieto;Carlos Allende Prieto;Andres Almeida;Friedrich Anders

412
Citations
Completion of a Survey and Detailed Study of Double-peaked Emission Lines in Radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei

Michael Eracleous;Michael Eracleous;Jules P. Halpern;Jules P. Halpern

393
Citations
Large-amplitude X-ray outbursts from galactic nuclei: A systematic survey using ROSAT archival data

J. L. Donley;W. N. Brandt;Michael Eracleous;Michael Eracleous;Th. Boller

371
Citations
An X-ray Spectral Survey of Radio-Loud AGN with ASCA

R. M. Sambruna;M. Eracleous;R. F. Mushotzky

318
Citations